Recipe Tag: Under 30 minutes

We warn you: this configure is so tasty, simple to make and it takes so little of your time that you might not consider worthwhile buying again from a shop. It goes exquisitely well simply spread over some toasts with or without butter, as a filling for a cake or on the side of a nice dessert. It does not contain preservatives, so it must eaten within 10 days. Enjoy it.

A "Tarta de Santiago" (or St James cake) is a delicious regional cake original from Galicia, in the north-west of Spain. This medieval almond cake has a characteristic moist texture, obtained by using ground almonds instead of flour, which also makes it gluten free. The distinctive touch of citrus and cinnamon combines perfectly with the nuttiness of the almonds. It is what we call a very effective and simple recipe, as it uses only 5 ingredients, takes no more than 30 minutes to make and the result is guaranteed to impress all of those who try it. The top of the cake is traditionally decorated with the "Cruz de Santiago" (Cross of Saint James) and icing sugar.

Do you have some bread going stale that you are about to chuck in the bin? Think twice and prepare some golden brown bread croutons instead, they will take your delicious soup or salad to a complete new level.

Puff pastry tarts are thankful recipes that allow your creativity to run pretty much free and the chances to get them wrong are still rather low. For this one we have used good quality cod loin, potatoes and gratinated home made garlic mayonnaise. It will make a great starter or even a main if served with some green salad for example.

Garlic mayonnaise is a stable cold emulsion made of garlic, egg yolk and oil. It is sometimes confused with alioli, typical from Catalonia, although the later does not use egg. In as little as 10 minutes, you will prepare a delicious garlic mayo that has nothing to do with anything you can buy at the supermarket.

A steak tartare has been an option on the menus of steak houses and French bistros for decades. The tenderness of top quality ground raw beef, the creaminess of a raw egg yolk and the flavour and crunchiness of carefully selected ingredients balance this equation perfectly. An authentic meat lover will appreciate this glorious dish very much.

There are few things as refreshing in summer as an ice-cream, but definitely one of them is a good bowl of chilled Gazpacho, a cold soup typical from the south of Spain that helps coping with the sometimes unbearable Spanish summer heat.

Spaghetti alla carbonara is one of the most common pasta recipes around. Spaghetti , pancetta, eggs and cheese are all the ingredients that you will need to prepare this classic of the Italian cuisine!

An interesting, simple yet very visual resource that you can use to add cheese to your recipes in a less conventional way. It will play nice with the textures on your dish and it is a good plate-composing tool. Just let your imagination fly... go flat or shape them in open cylinders, crackers, lollipops... Bring some noise to your table!

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